Granting unallocated water from the general reserve
23 Granting unallocated water from the general reserve
The chief executive may grant unallocated water from the general reserve under a process in the resource operations plan.
However, the chief executive—
may grant unallocated water from the general reserve only for the subcatchment areas mentioned in schedule 7, column 1; and
must not grant unallocated water from the general reserve for a subcatchment area if, in granting the unallocated water, the total amount of unallocated water granted for the subcatchment area is more than the volume stated in schedule 7, column 2, opposite the subcatchment area; and
must, in granting a water entitlement for unallocated water, state flow conditions that provide for the protection of low flows in watercourses.
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